What is Selfie
Selfie (English selfie, Ukrainian self) is a photo of yourself with the front camera of a smartphone with an outstretched arm.
The hand can be continued with a monopod - a special selfie stick with a holder at the end. It allows you to capture more interesting things in the frame. But if the hand is not involved or the author of the photo is not in the frame, then anything will turn out, except for a selfie. Some fans even consider the stick to be heresy and pop for tourists, although we know quite a few contenders for the photo of the year taken from a selfie stick.
The name of this genre of photography comes from the English word self, one of the meanings of which is “myself”, “myself”. In our latitudes, these photos are also called "selfies" or "self-arrows". For those who cannot calmly walk past the mirror, there is a special version - mirror selfie. They make it the main camera of the phone, taking pictures of themselves in the mirror in full growth - usually in order to show the "fake outfit" or lack thereof.
How to take a beautiful selfie: 5 photo rules from the stars of the genre
1. More light
Bright lighting is one of the main secrets of how to take a selfie that you are not ashamed to show others. In the room, turn on all lamps, or at least stand in front of a window. The light should fall on you, and not blind the camera, otherwise you will get a dark silhouette. On the street, do not keep your phone in line with the sun: the lighting of your face will be at the level, but your narrowed grimace will not. The flash overexposes the foreground and creates too harsh shadows, so use it carefully and definitely not for auto mirroring. Better in the form of an additional flash for a smartphone.
2. Look for an interesting angle
What the camera captures creates the subject of the photograph. People are interested in looking at the author of the picture in two cases - if it is a star, someone sexy or enchanting ... you get the idea. The rest can only win by the story told by the combination "I + environment".
How to find the angle: turn your head, look for beautiful, funny, dangerous, provocative - this is how you get ideas for selfies. Place it behind your back and express your attitude to what is happening with your facial expressions. Although the impenetrable face is sometimes much more interesting.
3. Find your pose
People who always do well in pictures have a practiced, win-win pose. Find yours: move your shoulders and head and take test photos. At the same time, the phone camera should be exactly in front of your face or slightly higher. By positioning the camera below your face, you show all of your chins, even if they are not. And remember: "duck" lips cause laughter and hatred in almost the entire Internet.
4. Do your makeup (girls)
Light makeup will help girls get a good shot. Without it, the camera will carefully display under-eye circles and other skin imperfections. A good selfie can be ruined by the "rabbit eyes" - tired and reddened, which often happens on travels. Eye drops will come in handy, which will quickly clarify the proteins and even visually enlarge the eyes.
5. Play with filters
With the help of photo filters, you can add atmosphere to a picture and become more attractive, earning a hundred or two more likes. Filters are built into the smartphone camera and in the form of mobile applications for quick photo processing.
It is not a problem for filters to whiten your teeth to a Hollywood smile or dye your skin into a first-class sea tan. But do not go too far, or you will become a victim of merciless trolling.
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Watch a video on how you can take a cool auto photo without a monopod
